3. What Kind of Media Institution might distribute

your product and why?AS Media Studies Evaluation

During the production of the magazine including front cover, contents page and double page spread I had considered to aim the product at an audience aged between 15 and 30 as the functions that the magazine uses may appeal to this age range including the type of music, formality of writing and style of imaging. The magazines that Bauer media produce including Q magazine which is what my magazine is based also seem to aim at this age range.

This will also include how much they are willing to spend on the actual magazine which I would hope to be around £2-£4 based on the appearance and features that it incorporates.

What Kind of Audience does the publisher attract?

The magazine that I have produced uses professional conventions of a real magazine as the style and appearance was also based on a real magazine from flat plan design to the actual production. This being Q magazine. With the use of Photoshop I have tried to complete a visually appealing set of pages for a music magazine in that this will give a publisher reason to publish my magazine.

The style of magazine that I have produced is based around a variety of music genres which will help to fit with other products that the publisher may also have as they to may be based around many genres of music to appeal to all audiences rather then one in particular.

Why would this publisher want to publish my magazine?

A webpage, Twitter and Facebook account would be beneficial in actually finding the specific publisher but more importantly being able to advertise the product/ music magazine to ensure attention and consistent sales in the case if it were actually to be published. These factors would be beneficial overall towards my music magazine. In this case Bauer media use a Facebook and twitter account complimented by a website.

How do the publishers advertise their company? (webpage, twitter..)

Though my magazine presents a variety of music genres the style in particular may appear unique overall so this may appear as something that could fill a gap in the publishers product range as it is hosting something that is missing. The fact that the style is different and that some music genres may be focused on in particular, more so than others, which may help to focus on specific audiences.

As mentioned the style of my music magazine may appear as an advantage towards a publisher as it may seem unique in general to most other magazines. As well as the style of writing, the balance of formality and informality of the writing and the use of Photoshop within the imaging to produce a professional appearance. However what I have presented seems to focus on only one audience really towards the style of music which overall is a disadvantage.

Is there a gap in the product range of the publisher that my magazine could fill?